News & Events

September Newsletter
Sep 11, 2023

Welcome to our inaugural launch of our monthly newsletter. We hope to bring you department news on our latest accomplishments. Check it out!...

Dr. Roshani Silwal

Dr. Silwal wins NSF Collaborative Grant
Jul 18, 2023

We are happy to share that Dr. Silwal has been awarded a National Science Foundation Award for 3 years: 2023-26 for a collaborative research project: ...

Dr. Richard Gray, professor emeritus in App State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy

Spectrograph installed at South Africa’s Boyden Observatory to aid App State, UFS astrophysicists
Jun 30, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — A spectrograph designed, built, installed and commissioned by Appalachian State University astrophysicist Dr. Richard Gray may help sc...

Dr. Tonya Coffey

Dr. Tonya Coffey - Our New Department Chair
Jun 13, 2023

Beginning July 1, 2023, we welcome our new Physics and Astronomy Department Chair, Dr. Tonya Coffey. Over the last year, Dr. Michael Briley has been o...

Dr. Adam McKay

Successful Keck telescope observing proposal
Jun 7, 2023

Dr. McKay's proposal to observe comet 103P/Hartley 2 with the HIRES instrument at Keck Observatory was selected! He will have one half night of o...

Dr. Adam McKay, assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy

Dr. Adam McKay receives $13,000 NASA grant
May 24, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Adam McKay, assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded a $13,42...

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University

Dr. Chris Thaxton's Applied Fluids Laboratory awarded $350,000 contract with Naval Research Laboratory
May 24, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — The Appalachian Applied Fluids Laboratory (AppAFL) has been awarded a $350,000 contract with the U.S. Naval Research Laborat...

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University

Dr. James Sherman receives $473,000 NSF grant
May 24, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. James Sherman, professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded a thr...

Spring 2023 Cratis D. Williams Society inductees Zoë Benfield (upper left), Krystal Carter (upper middle), Nic Garzone (upper right), Natalie Moyer (lower left), Gabriel Paredes (lower middle) and Skyler Prowten (lower right)

Cratis D. Williams Society inductees include six CAS graduates
May 22, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for the Cratis ...

Retirement Reception for Dr. Allen and Dr. Gray
May 18, 2023

Please join us to celebrate Dr. Patricia Allen and Dr. Richard Gray’s retirement. We will hold a reception on May 31st in the Solarium in Plemm...